Kuenstler, Lawrence John

1911 - 1983  (72 years)

• Name	Kuenstler, Lawrence John
  Birth	4 Mar 1911	Illinois   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	KUEN.L003
  _FGRAVE	20128944
  Death	15 May 1983	Noble, Richland County, Illinois
  Burial	Holy Cross Cemetery, Wendelin, Clay County, Illinois
  Person ID	I41513	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	10 Jul 2022

  
  

  Father	Kuenstler, Joseph,   b. 1868, Illinois d. 1942 (Age 74 years)
  Mother	Kuhl, Mary Ann,   b. 1870, Illinois d. 1957 (Age 87 years)
  Marriage	Y  [1]
  Family ID	F16270	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Buerster, Lorraine Helen,   b. 1915, Illinois d. 2003 (Age 88 years)
  Children	1. Kuenstler, Kate,   b. 1949   d. 2019 (Age 70 years)
  Family ID	F16271	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Oct 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 4 Mar 1911 - Illinois Death - 15 May 1983 - Noble, Richland County, Illinois Burial - - Holy Cross Cemetery, Wendelin, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Lawrence Kuenstler, 75, Rt. 1, Noble, died Sunday at 4:15 p.m. in his home. Services will be in Holy Cross Catholic Church in Wendelin with Rev. Father Leo Rinehart presiding. Visitation, with the Holy Rosary, will be in Summers Funeral Home. Burial will be in Holy Cross Cemetery. Mr. Kuenstler was born March 4, 1911, in Clay County, the son of Joseph and Mary (Kuhl) Kuenstler. He married Lorraine Buerster and she survives. He was a farmer and a member of Holy Cross Catholic Church in Wendelin. Other survivors include a son, Mathew, Louisville; two sisters, Agnes Blight, Lexington, S.C.; and Sister Kate Kuenstler, P.H.J.C., Edwardsville; two brothers, Henry, Wendelin; Frank, Olney; a sister, Mrs. Veronica Buerster, Wendelin; nine grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents; a brother; and five sisters. Taken from the Olney Daily Mail, Olney, IL, May, 1983.

  
  

• Sources

  [S4410] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, Pixley Township, Clay County, Illinois, District 13-18, image 08, page 4b, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2442/M-T0627-00769-00441?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.as) (Reliability: 2).